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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Graph Advantage: Identity and Access Management

Identity and Access Management for a complex media workflow was actually my first experience with Neo4j as a graph database solution that enabled us to represent access throughout the flow in a structure realistic to the way it actually existed. During the last 4+ years since then I’ve continued to see Identity and Access Management as major beneficiary of the flexible data model and performance of non-JOIN node traversal of the Neo4j graph database.

The access and authorization structure in enterprises today is constantly evolving and becoming increasing complex. The user structure within organizations today rarely fits well into simple tree structure, especially when dealing with approvals, collaboration across internal groups and integration with external groups where role levels of access and permission vary by business use case rather than by the position or title held within the organization.

Signs Your Identity & Access Management System Needs a Graph Makeover

If you’re seeing these signs it’s time to considering going graph:
  • Access is No Longer Static Based on Title
    In the modern enterprise access and authorization tends to be driven by function rather than position. As collaboration across departments and teams becomes the default the increasing complexity of 

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